"Sarah McLachlan's singing voice is one of the wonders of the pop music world. It has alternately belted out and whispered hit songs ("Adia," "Building a Mystery") as well as the most devastating Disney song of all time (Randy Newman's "When She Loved Me" from "Toy Story 2") and is a pristine musical instrument. It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels. It can be breathy and ethereal or a searing flamethrower - and she transforms into an angelic chorus of one when she tracks layers of her own harmonies."
"So it was downright terrifying when McLachlan almost lost this voice last November, when a viral infection silenced it while she was preparing for the Canadian leg of her "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" anniversary tour. She had already finished recording the vocals for her new album, "Better Broken" - out Friday - and she was uncharacteristically proud of the results. "It was this whole last winter of, like, 'OK, I love this record so much, and I might not be able to sing it,'" says McLachlan, 57. "I might never be able to sing like that again.""
Sarah McLachlan possesses a versatile, pristine singing voice capable of belting, whispering, wide-ranging octaves and layered harmonies. A viral infection last November nearly silenced that voice while she was preparing for the Canadian leg of the Fumbling Towards Ecstasy anniversary tour. She had finished recording vocals for the new album Better Broken and felt proud of the results despite fearing she might never sing that way again. Better Broken is her first record of new songs in 11 years. She spent the past decade living in West Vancouver raising two daughters and acting as a busy, involved parent.
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